Google-Motorola acquisition
Posted on | August 17, 2011 | No Comments
While plenty of ink has spilled over the acquisition of Motorola by Google, this merger has a good chance to push the Android platform past the tipping point. While Android has been languishing, this move gives Google a little bit more control over the hardware required to produce a cell phone. While Google is unlikely to get into the mobile phone business, this also strengthens their patent portfolio, giving them more flexibility and muscle when it comes to getting what they want.
This merger gives Google an opportunity to consolidate some of the many handset versions that have come out over the past few year. Part of the reason Android has been less successful than Apple in the handset market is because of all the different hardware makes and models that Android must be compatible with. Apple, on the other hand, exerts a far greater control over their hardware with the iPhone, and can design features without worrying about cross-compatibility with different models of phones. Perhaps Google sees this and will attempt to use the power of their operating system to increase the standardization of the hardware for Android phones.
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